“Everyone Wins” Cork Pulls

1. BEFORE BUYING YOUR CORK(S), FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO TELL US HOW MANY $100  AND $200 CORKS YOU WANT TO BUY.

IT’S THE ONLY WAY WE WILL KNOW THIS INFO.

THEN, CLICK ON THE TURQUOIS BUTTON BELOW TO SUBMIT YOUR INFO TO US. THANKS!

2. Click on the button below to pay for your $100 AND $200 corks!!!!

after clicking on the button, enter your email address in the box on the next page and then click the ‘continue’ button to make your payment. Thank you so much!

click here to buy $100 & $200 corks

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NOTE: WE WILL USE AN ONLINE RANDOMIZER TO AWARD THE $100/CORK AND $200/CORK PACKAGES TO YOU. Thus, the alphabetized ($200 corks) and numbered ($100 corks) order shown in the lists will not correspond to the order drawn by the computer.

EACH OF YOU WHO PURCHASE CORKS HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE TO RECEIVE THE MOST COVETED PACKAGES!

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ALL WINE PACKAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PICK UP AT OUR FREE THANK-YOU GALA ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th FROM 4-7PM AT THE ALMADEN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.

(Those who purchase corks in our pre-sale but cannot attend will have their package(s) delivered to them by us after the gala.

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How your cork pull purchases help:

Over 30% of young women on scholarship since 2008 (i.e., those who had dropped out) will enter, are attending, or have graduated university. The percentage has greatly increased, thanks in many ways, to our continuation of the two-year State Dept. grant’s Advanced English and Computer after-school program that qualifies the 46 students enrolled for acceptance in the best universities.

This is such a great success story, but it makes increased demands on our ability to provide many young women and men alumni with four years of partial and full scholarship support. That’s one reason why your choice to help is so needed and invaluable.

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All funds raised will provide scholarships to current 7th-12th grade girls who were in danger of dropping out of school due to their family’s dire poverty.  These scholarships allow girls to remain in school where they are physically safe, can socialize and form lasting friendships, and attain an education, bettering their lives and the lives of their families.

We’re also providing university scholarships for graduating and enrolled alumni ($400-$2,600/year).

The families of girls who do not attend the first weeks of school in November are visited by our school director who assesses the family’s commitment to education and their poverty level.  If recommended, these girls’ families will receive monthly stipends of $17, based on their acceptable attendance and grades for that month. 

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Special thanks to the following wineries who donated a case or more of wine:

  • Didier Sayah of Wine Wine Situation, LLC (five cases!)

  • Turning Tide: (Alisa Jacobsen: 4 cases!)

  • Angels & Cowboys/Cannonball: (Annie Beltrami: 3 cases!)

  • Alexander Valley Vineyard (Harry Wetzel IV: case)

  • Alfaro Family Vineyards (Richard Alfaro: 2 cases )

  • Spicy Vines (Crystalyn Hoffman: case)

  • Mcprice Myers (Liz Gillingham: case)

  • Barr Estate (Teely & Greg Barr: case)

  • Cass (Bryan Cass: case), Peachy Canyon (case)

  • Roger Roessler: (Roger: case)

  • Lucid Winery: (Kevin Luther: case)

  • Alma de Cattleya: (Bibiana Gonzalez Rave: case)

  • Peachy Canyon: (Jake Beckett: case)

  • Four Lanterns: (Steve & Jackie Gleason: case)

  • Florence Winery: Jack Florence: case)

  • Morgan: (Donna Lee: case)

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  • Big special thanks to Chris Maher of VinVision Trucking: Chris arranged donation of 11 cases from friends in the industry. Chris’ wife is from Thailand and they have a great desire to help the poor in Cambodia.

  • Big thanks to board members Jim and Barbara Gettelman who donated a half case of GlenLyon wines from the inimitable Squire Fridell, veteran TV and commercials actor who played Ronald McDonald for many years.

  • And big big thanks everyone who stored all of this year’s wine donations: Lynn Ward, who stored the most for the longest, our Paso friends and growers Marlowe and Corrine Evenson who stored many cases of donated Paso wine, and Aravind Krishnaswamy and Kim Trang who stored many cases as well.

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Email us at dorisdillonschool@gmail.com if you have questions.